Purpose of the study. Reveal typical disorders nutritional status and identify characteristic physical development patients with cerebral palsy. Materials methods. The features 128 children various forms palsy 20 healthy aged 3 to 14 years were studied. Physical was assessed using standard public anthropometric parameters: weight, height, measurement circumference upper lower extremities, deter...

The goal of this study was to assess the relation between gender, age, motor type, topography and gross motor function, based on the Gross Motor Function System of children with cerebral palsy. Trunk control, postural changes and gait of one hundred children between 5 months and 12 years old, were evaluated. There were no significant differences between gender and age groups (p=0.887) or betwee...

OBJECTIVE To develop a questionnaire (ABILOCO-Kids) based on the Rasch measurement model that assesses locomotion ability in children with cerebral palsy. DESIGN Prospective study and questionnaire development. SUBJECTS A total of 113 children with cerebral palsy (10 (standard deviation 2.5) years old). METHODS A 41-item questionnaire was developed based on existing scales and on the clin...

Objectives: Cerebral palsy is the most common type of permanent movement and posture disorder in children leading to activity limitations. Childrenchr('39')s participation is influenced by their functional ability, skills, interests, and environmental factors. The objective of the study was to describe parent perception of environmental barriers to participation of children with cerebral palsy....

Objectives: The high number of cerebral palsy, the severe disability of this disorder, depression in disabilities, and long lasting effects of the child`s disability on the family especially mothers are the common issues. The purpose of this study was investigating the level of depression in mothers with cerebral palsy children and its related factors. Methods: This caused comparative study ...

Objective. To determine if gait waveform could discriminate children with diplegic cerebral palsy of the GMFCS levels I and II. Patients. Twenty-two children with diplegia, 11 classified as level I and 11 as level II of the GMFCS, aged 7 to 12 years. Methods. Gait kinematics included angular displacement of the pelvis and lower limb joints during the stance phase. Principal components (PCs) ana...

Problem/Condition Cerebral palsy is classified as a neuromuscular disorder with the main symptoms being motor, postural, neurological, and muscle tone impairments. This disorder is caused two different ways. Congenital cerebral palsy is caused by injury or illness at or before birth; this is the most common form. Acquired cerebral palsy is caused by an injury that occurs in early childhood. Cer...

Objectives: Children who have a disorder in motor function often suffer from disorders in other areas of their daily lives, such as social and communicative functions. The social function of children with cerebral palsy has so far been less studied than other aspects. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the social function of children with cerebral palsy of 2 to 6 years old. Methods: Thi...

During a recent survey of children suffering from cerebral palsy in Edinburgh it was found that diplegia was relatively infrequently diagnosed before the age of 2 years. The average delay between the doctor seeing the child for the first time, on account of manifestations of diplegia, and the diagnosis being reached was over one year. The classical picture of diplegia presented in the textbooks...